The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA) is the organisation in charge of administering and executing the Ecuadorian civilian space program and conducting scientific research on space and planetary sciences.
It is a non-profit NGO with 100% civilian operation capital through private funding and self-sustained. It was established on November 1, 2007 and includes the first Ecuadorian trained astronaut, Ronnie Nader, among its staff members.